1982–83 Vancouver Canucks season

1982–83 Vancouver Canucks
Division	3rd Smythe
Conference	5th Campbell
1982–83 record	30–35–15
Home record	20-12-8
Road record	10-23-7
Goals for	303
Goals against	309
Team information
General Manager	Harry Neale
Coach	Roger Neilson
Captain	Stan Smyl
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Pacific Coliseum
Average attendance	14,206
Team leaders
Goals	Stan Smyl (38)
Assists	Thomas Gradin (54)
Points	Stan Smyl (88)
Penalties in minutes	Tiger Williams (265)
Wins	Richard Brodeur (21)
Goals against average	John Garrett (3.08)
<1981–82	1983–84>

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Edmonton Oilers	80	47	21	12	424	315	106
Calgary Flames	80	32	34	14	321	316	78
Vancouver Canucks	80	30	35	15	303	309	75
Winnipeg Jets	80	33	39	8	311	333	74
Los Angeles Kings	80	27	41	12	308	365	66

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 5, 1982	2–1	New York Islanders (1982–83)	1–0–0
2	T	October 6, 1982	3–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	1–0–1
3	L	October 9, 1982	3–6	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	1–1–1
4	L	October 12, 1982	4–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)	1–2–1
5	L	October 14, 1982	1–2	@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)	1–3–1
6	L	October 16, 1982	5–6	@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)	1–4–1
7	L	October 19, 1982	4–5	@ New York Islanders (1982–83)	1–5–1
8	L	October 20, 1982	5–6	@ New York Rangers (1982–83)	1–6–1
9	W	October 23, 1982	3–2	Boston Bruins (1982–83)	2–6–1
10	W	October 26, 1982	8–1	Hartford Whalers (1982–83)	3–6–1
11	T	October 29, 1982	2–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)	3–6–2
12	W	October 31, 1982	3–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	4–6–2
13	W	November 2, 1982	5–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)	5–6–2
14	W	November 4, 1982	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)	6–6–2
15	L	November 6, 1982	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)	6–7–2
16	L	November 7, 1982	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)	6–8–2
17	W	November 10, 1982	4–2	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	7–8–2
18	L	November 13, 1982	2–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)	7–9–2
19	L	November 14, 1982	5–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)	7–10–2
20	T	November 16, 1982	4–4	Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)	7–10–3
21	T	November 20, 1982	3–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	7–10–4
22	W	November 21, 1982	5–3	Washington Capitals (1982–83)	8–10–4
23	W	November 23, 1982	5–2	Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)	9–10–4
24	T	November 26, 1982	4–4	New Jersey Devils (1982–83)	9–10–5
25	T	November 28, 1982	5–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)	9–10–6
26	L	November 30, 1982	2–5	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	9–11–6
27	L	December 3, 1982	4–5	Calgary Flames (1982–83)	9–12–6
28	W	December 5, 1982	6–3	St. Louis Blues (1982–83)	10–12–6
29	W	December 8, 1982	7–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)	11–12–6
30	L	December 9, 1982	6–9	@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)	11–13–6
31	W	December 11, 1982	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)	12–13–6
32	L	December 15, 1982	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)	12–14–6
33	W	December 16, 1982	3–2	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)	13–14–6
34	T	December 18, 1982	3–3	Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)	13–14–7
35	L	December 23, 1982	3–6	Calgary Flames (1982–83)	13–15–7
36	L	December 26, 1982	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	13–16–7
37	T	December 28, 1982	4–4	Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)	13–16–8
38	L	December 31, 1982	1–8	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	13–17–8
39	L	January 2, 1983	1–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)	13–18–8
40	L	January 4, 1983	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)	13–19–8
41	W	January 6, 1983	6–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)	14–19–8
42	T	January 7, 1983	5–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)	14–19–9
43	L	January 12, 1983	4–6	Calgary Flames (1982–83)	14–20–9
44	L	January 13, 1983	2–5	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)	14–21–9
45	W	January 16, 1983	6–4	Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)	15–21–9
46	T	January 18, 1983	3–3	New York Rangers (1982–83)	15–21–10
47	L	January 19, 1983	4–9	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	15–22–10
48	W	January 22, 1983	4–3	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	16–22–10
49	L	January 25, 1983	2–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)	16–23–10
50	W	January 26, 1983	5–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)	17–23–10
51	L	January 29, 1983	3–5	New York Islanders (1982–83)	17–24–10
52	L	February 1, 1983	3–7	Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)	17–25–10
53	L	February 5, 1983	4–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)	17–26–10
54	T	February 6, 1983	4–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)	17–26–11
55	W	February 9, 1983	6–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)	18–26–11
56	L	February 13, 1983	1–3	@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)	18–27–11
57	L	February 15, 1983	4–7	@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)	18–28–11
58	L	February 18, 1983	1–2	Washington Capitals (1982–83)	18–29–11
59	W	February 20, 1983	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	19–29–11
60	W	February 22, 1983	6–3	St. Louis Blues (1982–83)	20–29–11
61	L	February 24, 1983	0–8	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	20–30–11
62	L	February 25, 1983	1–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)	20–31–11
63	W	February 27, 1983	6–2	Calgary Flames (1982–83)	21–31–11
64	L	March 1, 1983	1–8	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)	21–32–11
65	W	March 2, 1983	3–0	@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)	22–32–11
66	W	March 5, 1983	5–4	Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)	23–32–11
67	W	March 6, 1983	6–2	Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)	24–32–11
68	W	March 8, 1983	7–3	New York Rangers (1982–83)	25–32–11
69	W	March 12, 1983	8–3	Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)	26–32–11
70	L	March 14, 1983	3–6	@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)	26–33–11
71	L	March 16, 1983	3–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	26–34–11
72	W	March 18, 1983	7–3	Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)	27–34–11
73	W	March 20, 1983	6–3	Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)	28–34–11
74	W	March 21, 1983	7–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)	29–34–11
75	T	March 23, 1983	1–1	@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)	29–34–12
76	T	March 25, 1983	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)	29–34–13
77	W	March 27, 1983	8–4	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	30–34–13
78	L	March 29, 1983	4–7	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	30–35–13
79	T	March 31, 1983	4–4	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)	30–35–14
80	T	April 3, 1983	2–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	30–35–15

See also

• 1982–83 NHL season